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Webster 1913 Edition

(k?v′?n)

Noun.

[OF.

covine

covaine

, fr.

covenir

to agree. See

(Law)

A collusive agreement between two or more persons to prejudice a third.

Deceit; fraud; artifice.

[Obs.]

Chaucer.

Noun.

In law, a collusive or deceitful agreement between two or more to prejudice a third person.

covin ‎(uncountable)